Correction: Its not “(later the Dixieland Drive-In)” because the city of Opp had 2 Drive-Ins, not a single one. So he actually worked with both Opp and Dixieland Drive-Ins. He closed the Opp Drive-In on April 27, 1964, exactly 3 days before the Dixieland Drive-In reopened for the 1964 season. The Dixieland Drive-In lasted a lot longer than the Opp Drive-In. As The Dixieland was closed during the Fall of 1983.
Oh, Now I get it! George also owned the Royal Theatre nearby as well. He has been the owner of the Royal Theatre for more than 40 years as of 1965. I have to admit, but I was confused on where the Royal was actually located. Because sometimes it was listed either in Samson or Opp and they are 18 miles apart.
The Monroe Theatre First Opened As The Franston Theatre On September 1, 1932 With Janet Gaynor And Charles Farrell In “Delicious”. It Became The Monroe Theatre Less Than A Year Later In Early 1933.
Right After The Remodeling On January 8, 1937 (Reopened On That Day With George Brent In “More Than A Secretary” For Only One Single Day), The Capacity Increased To 900. The Projection Booth Is Fireproof And The Strand Contains 2 Entrances For White And Color.
NOTE: The Palace Theatre Replaced The Former Bigbee Theatre (Once Named The New Theatre) Which Was Destroyed By A Fire During The Second Week Of February 1936.
The Rialto Theatre Opened On August 21, 1949 With Gary Cooper, Ronald Reagan, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, And Jack Carson Among Others In “It’s A Great Feeling”, Along With A Fox Movietone Newsreel, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon: Tweety And Sylvester in “Bad Ol' Putty Tat”, and an MGM Cartoon: Droopy In “Wags To Riches”.
The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette reported that when the theater opened in June 1914, its first attraction is a five-reel film entitled “Loyality”.
Lyric was remodeled in 1938, and reopened later on October 8th of that year with a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer day, Clark Gable in “Too Hot To Hand” along with M-G-M News, A Pete Smith Speciality (unnamed), and an unknown musical performance.
There’s a lot of information I can find all about this theater after the remodel in ‘38. But I’ll list some of them as follows: The F&Y Building Service did the most part of the theater, including the air conditioner. Extremely artistic is the entrance, done in ivory and black glass inlaid with red carving and satin finish display, 40x60 on each side of the wide doors. The Pylons Distinctive cotta rises in the center of the building, 3 tall burnt sienna pylons. The remainder of the front elevation is carried out in a brick of a soft tan shade. Tall letters reading “LYRIC” in both sides. The capacity increased to about 700-750. The ceiling walls are devised with wide space, with Vestibule and lobby floors are finished in terrazo, with the ornamental design in three colors. The lobby walls are draped with shades of gray with the wainscot on Persian red leather. Deep rise shading to pale pink is used only for the ceiling. Rich deep pile velours on the walls of the auditorium providing an effective background, the front portion, a delicate shade of a peach color, which blends with the brought flame velvet used in the back. The seats were deep comfortable red leather. There is a second floor which led to the manager’s office, projection room, heating and cooling systems, and storage space. The screen is a Walker 15x20 which can screen both American and British films. The entire auditorium expands 60% larger. The front portion of the theater is a major difference, 46x80 with 2 small stores flanking the entrance which featured the marquee. The front doors are on solid birch in natural finish, with soft blue glass bricks inserted in the light panels, and ornamented with the latest cast aluminum push bars. Black glass with self-supporting plate glass enclosure were used for the ticket booth, with chrome plated speaking holes and ticket paying opening. Amber glass blocks which imported from Belgium decorate the face of the booth and lighted from the back. The sand blasted glass valance around the top. Above the marquee comes the ceiling of which is deep ivory, with many tiny lights, is a field of pale yellow terra cotta.The stores, which had a turquoise blue in color had on each side a curved glass motif, giving the effect of tall pink glass towers, which are lighted from the back for night effects, and a flasher border of tiny lights around the drop of the marquee brings into high relief the title of the attraction.
Opened On February 2, 1940 With George Raft In “Invisible Stripes” Along With A Musical Novelty Featuring Larry Clinton’s Orchestra, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon “Hamateur Night”, And A Newsreel.
Its Actually Located On 978 Arrow, Not 978 East Arrow, Since Covina Had 2 978 Arrows, One Listed As East Arrow, But The Actual Address Is 978 Arrow. It Was Closed In The 1980s.
Opened On April 22, 1977 With Walt Disney’s “The Littlest Horse Thieves” And “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” On Screen 1, And “Fun With Dick And Jane” On Screen 2.
The Theater First Opened As The “Malco Twin” On June 14, 1973 With “Battle For The Planet Of The Apes” In Screen 1 And “The Getaway” In Screen 2. The Capacity For The Twin Is 204 And Featured Rocking Chair Seats, Draped Walls, And Wall-To-Wall Carpeting According To Johnny Glasscock, Blytheville’s Malco Manager.
Also to note, George himself closed the Opp Drive-In on April 27, 1964.
First Opened As A Triplex As “Chicago Ridge 1-2-3”. It Became A 6-Screener And A Cineplex Odeon Operated Theater On July 1, 1988.
Correction: Its not “(later the Dixieland Drive-In)” because the city of Opp had 2 Drive-Ins, not a single one. So he actually worked with both Opp and Dixieland Drive-Ins. He closed the Opp Drive-In on April 27, 1964, exactly 3 days before the Dixieland Drive-In reopened for the 1964 season. The Dixieland Drive-In lasted a lot longer than the Opp Drive-In. As The Dixieland was closed during the Fall of 1983.
Oh, Now I get it! George also owned the Royal Theatre nearby as well. He has been the owner of the Royal Theatre for more than 40 years as of 1965. I have to admit, but I was confused on where the Royal was actually located. Because sometimes it was listed either in Samson or Opp and they are 18 miles apart.
Yes, I Checked. It Opened On July 31, 1981. Please Update.
Yep, It Had A Variety Of Name Changes Throughout The Years. When It Became A 6-Screener, It Was Named Mid-Plaza 6.
Operated By United Artists During The 1980s.
The Elmwood Theatre Has 4 Screens, Not A Single One.
The Monroe Theatre First Opened As The Franston Theatre On September 1, 1932 With Janet Gaynor And Charles Farrell In “Delicious”. It Became The Monroe Theatre Less Than A Year Later In Early 1933.
The Lamar Theatre Opened On September 6, 1940 With Roland Young In “Private Affairs”.
The Strand Theatre Opened On July 5, 1923.
Right After The Remodeling On January 8, 1937 (Reopened On That Day With George Brent In “More Than A Secretary” For Only One Single Day), The Capacity Increased To 900. The Projection Booth Is Fireproof And The Strand Contains 2 Entrances For White And Color.
Closed In 1980.
NOTE: The Palace Theatre Replaced The Former Bigbee Theatre (Once Named The New Theatre) Which Was Destroyed By A Fire During The Second Week Of February 1936.
Do you have any information on both the Tenn-Tom Twin and the Bowling alley?
The Rialto Theatre Opened On August 21, 1949 With Gary Cooper, Ronald Reagan, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, And Jack Carson Among Others In “It’s A Great Feeling”, Along With A Fox Movietone Newsreel, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon: Tweety And Sylvester in “Bad Ol' Putty Tat”, and an MGM Cartoon: Droopy In “Wags To Riches”.
The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette reported that when the theater opened in June 1914, its first attraction is a five-reel film entitled “Loyality”.
Lyric was remodeled in 1938, and reopened later on October 8th of that year with a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer day, Clark Gable in “Too Hot To Hand” along with M-G-M News, A Pete Smith Speciality (unnamed), and an unknown musical performance.
There’s a lot of information I can find all about this theater after the remodel in ‘38. But I’ll list some of them as follows: The F&Y Building Service did the most part of the theater, including the air conditioner. Extremely artistic is the entrance, done in ivory and black glass inlaid with red carving and satin finish display, 40x60 on each side of the wide doors. The Pylons Distinctive cotta rises in the center of the building, 3 tall burnt sienna pylons. The remainder of the front elevation is carried out in a brick of a soft tan shade. Tall letters reading “LYRIC” in both sides. The capacity increased to about 700-750. The ceiling walls are devised with wide space, with Vestibule and lobby floors are finished in terrazo, with the ornamental design in three colors. The lobby walls are draped with shades of gray with the wainscot on Persian red leather. Deep rise shading to pale pink is used only for the ceiling. Rich deep pile velours on the walls of the auditorium providing an effective background, the front portion, a delicate shade of a peach color, which blends with the brought flame velvet used in the back. The seats were deep comfortable red leather. There is a second floor which led to the manager’s office, projection room, heating and cooling systems, and storage space. The screen is a Walker 15x20 which can screen both American and British films. The entire auditorium expands 60% larger. The front portion of the theater is a major difference, 46x80 with 2 small stores flanking the entrance which featured the marquee. The front doors are on solid birch in natural finish, with soft blue glass bricks inserted in the light panels, and ornamented with the latest cast aluminum push bars. Black glass with self-supporting plate glass enclosure were used for the ticket booth, with chrome plated speaking holes and ticket paying opening. Amber glass blocks which imported from Belgium decorate the face of the booth and lighted from the back. The sand blasted glass valance around the top. Above the marquee comes the ceiling of which is deep ivory, with many tiny lights, is a field of pale yellow terra cotta.The stores, which had a turquoise blue in color had on each side a curved glass motif, giving the effect of tall pink glass towers, which are lighted from the back for night effects, and a flasher border of tiny lights around the drop of the marquee brings into high relief the title of the attraction.
The Actual Opening Date Is November 9, 1920 With Pat O'Malley In “Go And Get It”.
Opened On February 2, 1940 With George Raft In “Invisible Stripes” Along With A Musical Novelty Featuring Larry Clinton’s Orchestra, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon “Hamateur Night”, And A Newsreel.
Opened On July 28, 1949 With Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers In “The Barkleys Of Broadway”.
Closed in 1957 as a movie house, but remains as a special events theater until 1961.
The Ismo Opened As Early As 1936.
Opened On September 27, 1928.
Its Actually Located On 978 Arrow, Not 978 East Arrow, Since Covina Had 2 978 Arrows, One Listed As East Arrow, But The Actual Address Is 978 Arrow. It Was Closed In The 1980s.
Opened On April 22, 1977 With Walt Disney’s “The Littlest Horse Thieves” And “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” On Screen 1, And “Fun With Dick And Jane” On Screen 2.
The Theater First Opened As The “Malco Twin” On June 14, 1973 With “Battle For The Planet Of The Apes” In Screen 1 And “The Getaway” In Screen 2. The Capacity For The Twin Is 204 And Featured Rocking Chair Seats, Draped Walls, And Wall-To-Wall Carpeting According To Johnny Glasscock, Blytheville’s Malco Manager.